Enable EPLRS (L16) to the KC-135 tanker

[d0ppler]

Exactly how do I enable EPLRS on the KC-135 with lua scripting? It's not possible straight from the bat in the mission editor. I don't know if it's a "bug", but I believe the KC-135 should be able to link up with the other planes through L16 irl.

On the picture you'll see the script I've been trying to use, and I suspect I'm doing this COMPLETELY wrong

 

 

EPLRS = { 
  id = 'EPLRS', 
  params = { 
    value = boolean, 
    groupId = number, 
  } 
}

 

groupId? The closest thing I could come up with was UNIT ID. Is that correct?
Source : https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/DCS_command_eplrs

Edited February 18, 2022 by d0ppler

[Pantera93]

Seems groupId is optional and only used on ground groups. You should only use value

EPLRS = { 
  id = 'EPLRS', 
  params = { 
    value = 1
  } 
}

[d0ppler]

YAY! I got it to work! Just removed the groupID parameter!

EPLRS = { 
  id = 'EPLRS', 
  params = { 
    value = 1
  } 
}

6 minutes ago, Pantera93 said:

Seems groupId is optional and only used on ground groups. You should only use value

EPLRS = { 
  id = 'EPLRS', 
  params = { 
    value = 1
  } 
}

You got me with a couple of minutes Thanks anyway!

Edited February 18, 2022 by d0ppler

[toutenglisse]

On 2/18/2022 at 9:17 AM, d0ppler said:

Exactly how do I enable EPLRS on the KC-135 with lua scripting?...

From my experience/understanding, It is not possible, as this unit doesn't have datalink/link 16 (look attributes for kc135 here : DCS-miscScripts/KC-135.lua at master · mrSkortch/DCS-miscScripts · GitHub there is no datalink, while for E-2C(D) here : DCS-miscScripts/E-2C.lua at master · mrSkortch/DCS-miscScripts · GitHub there is datalink).

The script you use is incomplete, that's why I found curious that it could work. The right code, for a plane with groupName 'Avion-2' and datalink/link16 as attribute, is :

EPLRS = { 
  id = 'EPLRS', 
  params = { 
    value = 1
  } 
}
Group.getByName('Avion-2'):getController():setCommand(EPLRS)

Here a .miz example (Player F16 on ground in caucasus, to see allied on HSD. E-2C(D) hawkeye with default 'EPLRS on' erased, and activated via script. It appears after 20 sec on HSD, but if you "comment" / -- last line of script (Group.get....) like in picture, it will not appear).

On picture of your latest post the tanker appears on HSD because there is an AWACS (or at least on other link16 unit that share tanker). Remove the AWACS and the tanker won't appear.

test-script-activate-EPLRS.miz

Edited February 19, 2022 by toutenglisse